Installation manual

• Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages
Specifying Log File Locations
For managed system MSI installation, run the following command to perform an unattended installation while specifying
the log file location
msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi /l*v
"C:\openmanage\logs\SysMgmt.log"
Unattended Installation Features
Unattended installation provides the following features:
• A set of optional command line settings to customize an unattended installation.
• Customization parameters to designate specific software features for installation.
• A prerequisite checker program that examines the dependency status of selected software features without
having to perform an actual installation.
Optional Command Line Settings
The following table shows the optional settings available for the msiexec.exe MSI installer. Type the optional settings on
the command line after msiexec.exe with a space between each setting.
NOTE: See support.microsoft.com for details about all the command line switches for the Windows Installer Tools.
Table 7. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer
Setting Result
/i <Package|Product Code>
This command installs or configures a product.
/i SysMgmt.msi – Installs the Server Administrator
software.
/i SysMgmt.msi /qn
This command carries out a fresh installation of version
7.1.
/x <Package|Product Code>
This command uninstalls a product.
/x SysMgmt.msi – Uninstalls the Server Administrator
software.
/q[n|b|r|f]
This command sets the user interface (UI) level.
/q or /qn – no UI. This option is used for silent and
unattended installation.
/qb – basic UI. This option is used for unattended but not
silent installation.
/qr – reduced UI. This option is used for unattended
installation while displaying a modal dialog box showing
install progress.
/qf – full UI. This option is used for standard attended
installation.
/f[p|o|e|d|c|a|u |m|s|v]<Package|
ProductCode>
This command repairs a product.
/fp – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing.
/fo – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if
an older version of a file is installed.
/fe – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or
an equal or older version of a file is installed.
/fd – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or a
different version of a file is installed.
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